DPA Calendar
DPA has a number of events scheduled throughout the year.
If you’re looking for ways to stay connected and informed about DPA events and office closures, check out our schedule below!
WALK FOR ADOPTION
SATURDAY, APRIL 1 | 9-11 AM
SCISSORTAIL PARK
WHO CAN ATTEND: ANYONE
Join us for our first ever Walk for Adoption at Scissortail Park in OKC with proceeds benefitting Deaconess Pregnancy and Adoption! You can participate as an individual or as a family and we will have games, music and more so come spend the morning with us! All participants will receive a free t-shirt as well as breakfast tacos from Rudy’s BBQ. You will have the opportunity to raise money from your family and friends through our personal fundraising pages and there will be prizes for the top three fundraisers. Sign up today and get started with your fundraising. We will see you on April 1st!
OFFICE CLOSED
FRIDAY, APRIL 7 | 9 AM – 5 PM
The DPA Office is closed for every federal holiday and some church holidays. Good Friday is celebrated on April 7 and our office will be closed. You can still leave a message on our phones and send us emails and we will get back to you once we are back in the office on the next business day. Our pregnancy hotline is available to all expectant mothers, even when our office is closed, and you can call or text 405.397.3140 to contact one of our workers.
DPA STAFF RETREAT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 – FRIDAY, APRIL 21
Every other year, our staff takes the opportunity to spend quality time together outside of the office and build our relationships as the DPA Team. We will be out of the office on these days, but will be able to get back to you once we are back in Oklahoma. If you are an expectant mother wanting to reach one of our workers, you can call or text the pregnancy helpline at 405.397.3140.
DPA JOHNNIE’S NIGHT
THURSDAY, APRIL 27 | ALL DAY
ALL METRO JOHNNIE’S LOCATIONS
WHO CAN ATTEND: ANYONE
Every three months Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler sponsors a give back night benefitting DPA. All metro Johnnie’s locations participate and contrary to the name, it is actually an all day event. Go to any metro Johnnie’s location for lunch or dinner and mention Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption when you order and Johnnie’s will give 20% of your order total back to DPA!
DPA DODGERS NIGHT
SATURDAY, MAY 20 | 7:05 PM
CHICKASAW BRICKTOWN BALLPARK
WHO CAN ATTEND: DPA ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
Join DPA Staff and other adoptive families on Saturday May 20th for a fun night of baseball with the OKC Dodgers! Tickets include all you can eat hot dogs, chips, cookies and soft drinks/water as well as a souvenir Dodgers hat! Tickets will be available for purchase soon.
OFFICE CLOSED
MONDAY, MAY 29 | 9 AM – 5 PM
The DPA Office is closed for every federal holiday and some church holidays. Memorial Day is celebrated on May 29 and our office will be closed. You can still leave a message on our phones and send us emails and we will get back to you once we are back in the office on the next business day. Our pregnancy hotline is available to all expectant mothers, even when our office is closed, and you can call or text 405.397.3140 to contact one of our workers.
ADOPTIVE PARENT SEMINAR
FRIDAY, JUNE 2 – SATURDAY, JUNE 3
WHO CAN ATTEND: BY INVITATION ONLY
As a part of the Home Study process, we require all of our adoptive couples to attend our Navigating the Journey Seminar. Topics of the weekend include trends in adoption, the adoption legal process, our agency’s approval process, the developmental stages of adoption, multi-racial adoption, attachment-focused parenting, prenatal exposures and grief/loss. A birth mother panel, adoptive families’ panel and adoptee panel are also featured.
OPEN ADOPTION PICNIC
SATURDAY, JUNE 10 | Time TBD
LOCATION TBD
WHO CAN ATTEND: DPA ADOPTIVE FAMILIES & BIRTH FAMILIES
The DPA Open Adoption Picnic provides the opportunity for adoptive families and birth families to reconnect once a year. Dinner will be provided and there will be face painting and balloon animals. This event is looked forward to each year and we can’t wait to see you there!
OFFICE CLOSED
MONDAY, JUNE 19 | 9 AM – 5 PM
The DPA Office is closed for every federal holiday and some church holidays. Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and our office will be closed. You can still leave a message on our phones and send us emails and we will get back to you once we are back in the office on the next business day. Our pregnancy hotline is available to all expectant mothers, even when our office is closed, and you can call or text 405.397.3140 to contact one of our workers.
OFFICE CLOSED
TUESDAY, JULY 4 | 9 AM – 5 PM
The DPA Office is closed for every federal holiday and some church holidays. Independence Day is celebrated on July 4 and our office will be closed. You can still leave a message on our phones and send us emails and we will get back to you once we are back in the office on the next business day. Our pregnancy hotline is available to all expectant mothers, even when our office is closed, and you can call or text 405.397.3140 to contact one of our workers.
DPA JOHNNIE’S NIGHT
THURSDAY, JULY 27 | ALL DAY
ALL METRO JOHNNIE’S LOCATIONS
WHO CAN ATTEND: ANYONE
Every three months Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler sponsors a give back night benefitting DPA. All metro Johnnie’s locations participate and contrary to the name, it is actually an all day event. Go to any metro Johnnie’s location for lunch or dinner and mention Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption when you order and Johnnie’s will give 20% of your order total back to DPA!
OFFICE CLOSED
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 | 9 AM – 5 PM
The DPA Office is closed for every federal holiday and some church holidays. Labor Day is celebrated on September 4 and our office will be closed. You can still leave a message on our phones and send us emails and we will get back to you once we are back in the office on the next business day. Our pregnancy hotline is available to all expectant mothers, even when our office is closed, and you can call or text 405.397.3140 to contact one of our workers.
BIRTH MOM RETREAT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
WHO CAN ATTEND: DPA BIRTH MOMS
Each year we provide a time away for birth mothers. This is a time of encouragement, support, sharing, healing and fun shared between women who all have adoption as part of their story.
We will have an Amazon Wishlist shared closer to the event and the opportunity to sponsor the cost of a mom to attend retreat.
If you’re looking for ways to stay connected and informed about DPA events and office closures, check out our schedule below!
ADOPTIVE PARENT SEMINAR
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
WHO CAN ATTEND: BY INVITATION ONLY
As a part of the Home Study process, we require all of our adoptive couples to attend our Navigating the Journey Seminar. Topics of the weekend include trends in adoption, the adoption legal process, our agency’s approval process, the developmental stages of adoption, multi-racial adoption, attachment-focused parenting, prenatal exposures and grief/loss. A birth mother panel, adoptive families’ panel and adoptee panel are also featured.
OFFICE CLOSED
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 | 9 AM – 5 PM
The DPA Office is closed for every federal holiday and some church holidays. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated on October 9 and our office will be closed. You can still leave a message on our phones and send us emails and we will get back to you once we are back in the office on the next business day. Our pregnancy hotline is available to all expectant mothers, even when our office is closed, and you can call or text 405.397.3140 to contact one of our workers.
If you would like further information on anything listed above, please give our office a call at 405.949.4200 and we would be more than happy to help.